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2013
When you consider how to install, and how not to install, a bedroom ceiling fan bracket, everything has its do-s and don't-s. This is one of five ceiling fan locations. They were installed after these folks moved in. Not having bedroom ceiling fans, these folks opted for the comfort of having the...
10/05/2013
This is the better post about something all too common - not a well-hidden repair, this time revisted with photos! I like to raise my arm high and shine my light onto ceilings to see if there have been any previous drywall repairs. This tells me if there may have been previous leaks from plumbing...
10/03/2013
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The nail gun. I see this all the time on new construction. I see it often on old construction, from under a floor. And that is nails and brads, sometimes 30 or more, that were shot through wall cladding or sub-floor material that completely missed the intended anchor stud or joist. Does that mea...
10/02/2013
In economics it's said there is no such thing as a free lunch. Well, there might just be such a thing as free college courses! In past years Hillsdale College of Michigan has offered free, on-line courses on the United States Constitution. Yes, they were free! And they are still offered if you...
09/30/2013
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